Agfa ISO Rapid and Ilford Cine Film

Some results with a very expired 1961 Ilford Cine Film shot with my Agfa ISO Rapid camera. The film is loaded by hand in total darkness inside the Rapid Cartridge system as this type of films aren't available in the market anymore.

This film is isn't sharp at all and it has a much thicker layer of anti-halation. Note the difference on the  picture below, it was taken using the Fuji Neopan Across 100.

I've previously tested the Ilford Cine film using  three  different ISO rates in order to show me what would be the best setting to shoot since the film has no indication of film speed on the tin. 

I shot the same picture using 25, 50 and 100 ISO and  the results can be seen on the  slices I zoomed in of each frame. I'm using the 50 ISO as a starting point whenever I'm using this film.

Agfa ISO Rapid Camera

This cool little "brick" camera made by the German company Agfa in the 60's, the model shown here it's almost entirely made of plastic apart from the thin metal plate on the base, top of the camera and lens barrel.

The camera is very simple to operate with only the "sunny" and "flash" settings and falls easily into the "point and shoot" category. It has a tripod mount (even though there's no B setting), a mechanism that prevents double exposures and this particular model has the hotshoe for the flash.

Now, in order to use one of those beauty you'll have to find two empty Rapid cassestes made especificaly for the Agfa cameras and in total darkness load you 35mm film of choice. I say two cassetes because the camera has no rewind feature, it basically runs the film from one cartridge to another.

The nicest thing about this camera in my opinion apart from the design, is the 24X24 square format you'll get on standard 35mm film. 

The results below were taken in a bright sunny day with Fuji Across 100 ISO and processed with Rodinal 1:100 dilution 1 hour stand development.